For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels. Researchers used genetic tools to reveal that certain neurons in the brain control ...

Of the Calliphoridae family, blowfly maggots are typically found in decaying meat and are characterized by their shiny, metallic-looking bodies. Flesh fly. The Sarcophagidae family of maggots are ...

The larvae will then burrow or twist the flesh with its sharp mouth hook. The female fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and 3,000 during an entire lifespan, according to the release. The larvae ...

Texas wildlife officials are on the lookout for a flesh-devouring fly larvae known as the “Man-eater” after cases of the sickening vermin were recorded in Mexico. The Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

Cattle and bison imports from Mexico are scheduled to resume soon, according to a recent announcement by the United States ...

Texas wildlife officials are warning the state’s cattle industry to be on the lookout for a flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly for animals.

The NWS flies lay eggs in the wounds or areas ... according to Texas officials. Screwworm larvae only feed on living flesh and never on dead tissue, the embassy in Costa Rica said.

According to APHIS, New World screwworm (NWS) is a devastating pest. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal.